Accidental Chronic Poisoning with Methotrexate; Report of Two Cases

Methotrexate has been used widely in dermatology, oncology and rheumatology fields. However, methotrexate-induced mucocutaneous lesions may occur in rare cases. In this case presentation, we report two cases of accidental poisoning with methotrexate. They had accidentally used methotrexate instead o...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Bidaki, Reza, Kian, Mojgan, Owliaey, Hamid, Babaei Zarch, Mojtaba, Feysal, Masoud
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences 2017
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5585837/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28894782
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Sumario:Methotrexate has been used widely in dermatology, oncology and rheumatology fields. However, methotrexate-induced mucocutaneous lesions may occur in rare cases. In this case presentation, we report two cases of accidental poisoning with methotrexate. They had accidentally used methotrexate instead of digoxin. This case report emphasizes that early diagnosis and appropriate management is critical in order to improve outcome.

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